WHEN she is not conducting private investigations or writing books, Kingsburgh’s Carol Lane is affectionately dubbed “The Chicken Lady of Kingsburgh,” for her efforts in rescuing sick, maimed or orphaned chickens, and always by her side is her guardian guinea fowl, Whereyou.

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Carol and Whereyou visited the SUN office for a fun photoshoot, and quickly became a hit among the staff.

Those that frequent local Facebook groups may already be familiar with the curiously-named bird. For those that do not know, Whereyou’s story began when his parents nested at a neighbour’s business. Monkeys snatched most of the eggs and chased the fowls away, leaving only two eggs. Only one hatched and Whereyou came into the world.

Carol was approached and the guinea fowl was brought to her, a chick only a few weeks old. He was named Whereyou as whenever Carol and her mother, Barbara, looked for him, they called out “Where you?”. Now two years old, Whereyou’s role in the family has become something of a chicken protector to any chickens Carol rescues and cares for. Carol said he chased a monkey away.

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“He’s on my shoulder at all times. If I’m gardening, I’ve got Whereyou and my German Shepherd, Quade, following close behind. When I’m leaving the house, he follows me up the road and I’ve had to bring a little water pistol with me. He’s allowed in the house for half an hour in the evenings and he watches television and he loves rugby, screeching and flapping his wings when the game gets exciting,” said Carol.

Barbara jokingly said Whereyou thinks he is a dog with how much time he spends with Quade.

Carol’s chickens are mostly rescues from ritual sacrifices, where had she not stepped in, they would be sacrificed live on the beach. Carol walks her dog on the beach every morning and often comes across the live ones, which she takes home and attempts to resuscitate them. She has a sick bay for chickens as they recover, made up of a wire cage protecting them from predators. She has another cage with a small opening so that sick or injured chickens can be hand fed and treated. Once they recover, many are released at a local stable.

Carol said that she loves animals and especially birds and would help any in distress. Her first rescue came around 10 years ago and was a rooster she called Cloud.

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